Message-ID: <2324856.1075855520821.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 06:51:00 -0700 (PDT) From: judy.hernandez@enron.com To: jcutaia@tupac.com Subject: FW: FAMILY Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Judy Hernandez X-To: JCUTAIA@TUPAC.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Juan_Hernandez_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: Hernandez-J X-FileName: jhernan.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT on 04/19/2000 01:51 PM --------------------------- Enron North America Corp. From: Bernice Rodriguez 04/10/2000 11:07 AM To: Tina Sturm, Ray Fields/Houston/Eott@Eott, Dana Faciane/Houston/Eott@Eott, Juanita Roberts/Houston/Eott@Eott, Maria Sandoval/HOU/ECT@ECT, Andrea R Guillen/HOU/ECT@ECT, Melissa Rodriguez/HOU/ECT@ECT, Elizabeth Soto/HOU/ECT@ECT, Melba Lozano/HOU/ECT@ECT, Claudia Clark/HOU/ECT@ECT, Ana Correa/HOU/ECT@ECT, Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT@ECT, Amber Ebow/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: Subject: FW: FAMILY > -> > > > > >> I ran into a stranger as he passed by. > > > > > > >> "Oh, excuse me please" was my reply. > > > > > > >> He said, "Please excuse me too; > > > > > > >> I wasn't even watching for you." > > > > > > >> We were very polite, this stranger and I. > > > > > > >> We went on our way and we said good-bye. > > > > > > >> But at home a different story is told, > > > > > > >> How we treat our loved ones, young and old. > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >> Later that day, cooking the evening meal, > > > > > > >> My daughter stood beside me very still. > > > > > > >> When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. > > > > > > >> "Move out of the way," I said with a frown. > > > > > > >> She walked away, her little heart broken. > > > > > > >> I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken. > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >> While I lay awake in bed, > > > > > > >> God's still small voice came to me and said, > > > > > > >> "While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, > > > > > > >> But the children you love, you seem to abuse. > > > > > > >> Look on the kitchen floor, > > > > > > >> You'll find some flowers there by the door. > > > > > > >> Those are the flowers she brought for you. > > > > > > >> She picked them herself, pink, yellow and blue. > > > > > > >> She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise, > > > > > > >> And you never saw the tears in her eyes." > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >> By this time, I felt very small > > > > > > >> And now my tears began to fall. > > > > > > >> I quietly went and knelt by her bed; > > > > > > >> "Wake up, little girl, wake up," I said. > > > > > > >> "Are these the flowers you picked for me?" > > > > > > >> She smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree. > > > > > > >> I picked 'em because they're pretty like you. > > > > > > >> I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue." > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >> I said, "Daughter, I'm sorry for the way I acted today; > > > > > > >> I shouldn't have yelled at you that way." > > > > > > >> She said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway." > > > > > > >> I said, "Daughter, I love you too, > > > > > > >> and I do like the flowers, especially the blue." > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >> Are you aware that: > > > > > > >> If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for > CS> could > > > > > > >> easily replace us in a matter of days. > > > > > > >> But the family we left behind will feel the lost for the > CS> rest > > > > > > >> of their lives. > > > > > > >> And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work > > than > > > > > > >> to our family - an unwise investment indeed. > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >> So what is behind the story? > > > > > > >> You know what is the full word of family? > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >> FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU ? > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born > > > > > > >until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new > CS> world > > is > > > > > > > born. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ***** NOTES from Baugh, Carol E. (BAUGH @ EAGLE1) at 4/06/00 9:29 AM >